Clothing compartment



May 25, 1931. 1, L.' RICHARLSSON 1,896,882

CLOTHING COMPARTMENT Filed June l5, 1929 lll/IIA .VIA

@w/Mymzw Patented May 26, 1931 UNITED STATES JOSEPH L. RICHARDSON, OFv NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS.

cro'rrnne ccnranrnnnm Application filed .Tune 15,v

This invention relates to motor vehicles of the type having removable seat cushions and backs for forming a bed bottom such as is shown in Patent No. 1,715,308, issued to me May 28, 1929.

The primary object ofmy Vpresent invention is the provision of novel means disposed in rear of the removable rear back rest of the vehicle. and normally concealed thereby vl@ for receiving bed linen and the like.

A further object of my invention is the provision of shelves carried by the rear wall vof a motor vehicle on theinside'thereof for receiving bed clothes and the like, the forward ends of the shelves forming a rest for the rear back rest of the rear seat, the said back rest normally hiding the shelves from view, means being provided for detachably y f locking the backrest to the shelves.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of novel means for forming a clothes compartment within a closed car and hiding the compartment from view by the removable back rest of the rear seat.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described` claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying` 36 drawings, in which drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary transverse section through a vehicle body constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal section through the same taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the rear back rest being removed;

Figure l is a detail perspective view of one of the rear back rests of the rear seat;

Figure 5 is a Ydetail horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows, and V Figure 6 is a detail horizontal section taken on the line 6--6 of Figurerl looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,the letter A generally indicates a mo- Y 1925?. Serial No. 371,192.

tor vehicle body 'of the closed type with its seats so arranged as to permit the same to be converted into a bed, as shown in my patent heretobefore mentioned.

1n the present application, I have only shown the rear seat 10 and its associate parts in that the present invention appertains'more particularly to the novel clothes compartment 11 arranged in rear of the rear seatrlO.

rhe rear seat 10 embodies a relatively short or low built supporting base 12 which is rigidly secured upon the ioor 13 of the body A and is of such size as to 'extend from one side of thesame to the other. vA seat cushion 14, preferably formed of two sections, is removably supported by the ledges or flanges 15 of the base and is partially housed within the upper end of the base, as clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing. The ledges or p flanges 15 are arranged rearwardly and downwardly, so that the seat cushion 14 is normally supported in an inclined position for insuring maximum comfort Vto the persons occupying the seat.

The seat`10 also embodies a removable upbolstered back rest, also preferably, but not necessarily, composed of two independent sections 17 and 18. The base 12- is spaced from the rear wall 19 of the body A and consequently the back rest 16 is also spaced from therear wall. `The space between the seat 10 and the rear wall 19 is utilized as a clothes compartment such as for the reception of bed linen, blankets and the like, and this wall 19 and the side walls support a lplurality of transversely extending shelves 20 for receiving the bed linen. Likewise the space below the lowermost shelf 20 can also receive bed linen and the like. Above the uppermost shelf I arrange a transversely extending box or casing 21 having a hinged upper cover 22 which can be utilized `for the reception of small articles of clothing,.or clothing of the character needing special protection.

Directly in front of `and below the shelves 20 I arrange a pair of `leaf springs 23 which are bolted or otherwise secured to thefloorv 13 of the body A. Aspring 23 is provided for each back section 17 and 18, asrclearly shown in Figure 1; These springs 23 normally hold the back rest sections 17 and 18 for normally holding the back rest in araised in a raised position and these sections each posltlon and the companion latch members carry a pair of rigid latch bars 24 which are lIl lntelellgagement.

adapted to engage keepers 25 secured to the lower wall of the box or casing 21. The springs 23 function to hold the latch bars 24 in engagement with the keepers and thus forward and upward movement of the back rest sections is prevented. It is to be noted that the back rest sections 17 and 1S rest against the front edges of the shelves and the front face of the box or casing 21, and thus the shelves and the box or casing form a support for the back rest and the back rest acts as a closure or front wall for these shelves.

Thus, when the rear back rest 16 is in its normal position, the shelves 2() and the box or casing 21 are completely concealed from view, but when the back rest is removed, the clothes can be readily removed from the shelves. rilhe cushion or back rest sections 17 and 18 can be readily removed by pushing down on the same slightly so as to disen-l gage the latches 24 from the keepers 25, after which the back rest sections can be pulled forwardly and upwardly.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention, but:

lVhat I claim as new is:

1. The combination with a motor vehicle body including a rear wall, a clothes compartment carried by the rear wall and a plurality of clothes receiving shelves carried by said wall below the compartment, a rear seat frame spaced from the rear wall, a cushion for the iframe, a removable back rest for the frame, companion latch members carried respectively by the back rest and clothes compartment, and resilient means carried by the body intermediate the rear wall and seat frame for normally holding the back rest in a raised position and the companion latch members in locked engagement the back rest normally resting against the forward edge of said shelves.

2. The combination with a motor vehicle body including a rear wall, a clothes compartment carried by the rear wall and a plurality oit clothes receiving shelves carried by said rea-r wall below the compartment, the front faces of the shelves and compartment all terminating substantially in the same vertical plane, a rear seat base, a cushion for the base, a removable back rest for the base adapted to normally rest against the shelves and compartment, the shelves and compartment acting as a support for the same, and the back rest normally concealing the shelves and compartment from view, companion latch members carried respectively by the back rest and compartment, and leaf springs secured intermediate their ends to the body intermediate the rear wall and the seat base having the terminals thereof engaging the back rest In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

JOSEPH L. RICHARDSON. 

